Danielle Steele is at the top of her game. Flying Angels is magnificent! It follows several air evacuation nurses in World War 2 Europe. The characters are brave and relatable and very human. This is another bestseller, for sure! You won't be able to put it down.

Great plot! It’s nice to read about the female heroes of World War II! I never realized that female nurses were flying into combat zones right alongside men. I appreciated Ms. Steel’s thorough introduction of each character, but sometimes it seemed like some sentences were being repeated. The writing style seemed a bit elementary. However, that won’t stop me from reading more of her books!

I received an advanced readers copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This is an enjoyable story of 6 flight nurses, 4 American and 2 British, Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron during WWII.

The book starts off with Audrey, who goes to nursing school to help take care of her mother, who has Parkinson’s. There, she meets Lizzie from Boston, who always wanted to go to medical school, but her parents wouldn’t let her. After Pearl Harbor, Lizzie becomes a nurse in the army and she meets Alex, who comes from a wealthy family in NY, but doesn’t believe in that lifestyle. Audrey, Lizzie and Alex end up training to be flight nurses, and they meet Louise, a black nurse from North Carolina who faces racism daily. When they get to England, they meet Pru, the daughter of aristocrats and Emma, street smart from the East End. There, these 6 women form a friendship, endure trials and tragedies, and find love.

Overall, this book was far more telling than showing, and sometimes I felt like it was just a regurgitation of events and at times I didn’t feel overly connected to the characters because of that. I unfortunately felt like Audrey and Louise’s very much so became background characters where we hardly saw them, and that was disappointing for me because I felt those characters had the biggest potential to have interesting stories. I enjoyed Emma’s story the most by the end of the book.

I genuinely enjoyed reading this book though, because the reader got to see what motivated these women, and their dedication, particularly to each other and their friendships. I would have liked a little more dialogue between the characters, but that’s really my only complaint. I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes historical fiction.

This story takes you through the lives of six fearless nurses that felt compelled to help others during World War II. The story telling is superb, each character has an interesting backstory and each decision they make is so logical for the character. As with many Danielle Steele books, once you start it’s difficult to stop reading until you know the ending.

Flying Angels is Danielle Steel’s latest novel and is my 40th book I have read of hers. It’s a historical fiction going back to WW2 that follows several women (who are all angels as they fix and rescue the wounded soldiers). This book truly had me on the edge of my seat and I felt just terrible for the soldiers and what they went through. Many lives lost, tragedies … and I couldn’t put the book down. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review. To be published November 2021.

Four and a half Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭒
Flying Angels by Danielle Steel is one of my favorite books of hers that I’ve read. I realize there is an abundance of books about WWII out there now, but this is a bit different and more uplifting and optimistic than many of them. Yes, it’s wartime, and tragedy is part of the book, but these Flying Angels are true heroes and their story is amazing and uplifting.

Audrey Parker goes to nursing school to learn to care for her mother who has Parkinson’s disease. Her brother Will, graduates from Annapolis and becomes a Navy fighter pilot. When the war breaks out, Will gets assigned to Honolulu and gets killed at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lizzy, a friend Audrey met in nursing school had fallen in love with Will, and is devastated by his death as are Audrey and her mother. Lizzy decides to enlist in the Army as a nurse and meets Alex, the daughter of New York aristocrats. Lizzy and Alex decide to join the elite Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron in order to help the war effort. By this time, Audrey’s mother has succumbed to her illness and died, leaving Audrey free to join her friend as a flight nurse. In flight school, they meet Louise a black woman from the south who was raised by parents in the medical field but faces segregation and racism every day.

All four American women are then transferred to England and join in with the RAF flight nurses to transport the wounded men from enemy lines in Europe. In England, the four women meet Pru, the daughter of a titled family from Yorkshire, and Emma, who came from the slums of London’s East End. The six women become fast friends as they work tirelessly for the war effort and risk their lives every day to bring the wounded back to hospitals in England.

As is usual for Danielle Steel books, this started out with a lot of backstory and information. But, I thought it was so important to know these women’s backstory as I was so interested to find out why they left their fairly comfortable lives and volunteered for such dangerous duties. Although the start is a bit slow, it’s also fascinating to understand these women and the motivations they have to uproot themselves from their comfortable lives and risk everything to help these injured men. Once all the women met and started their missions the rest of the story flew by as I was awed by the bravery and courage of these women. Yes, this is a wartime story and it is full of tragedy and heartbreak. However, the courage and dedication of these flying angels perseveres and the book is uplifting and optimistic.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves historical fiction, especially WWII historical fiction. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Just finished reading Flying Angels and as usual, another great read from Ms,. Steel! I love all the characters and the way their lives intertwined. Although it was sad that there were some casualties amongst the Flying Angels, their lives made changes and positive results for their family and beloved friends they left behind. Can't wait for the next book!

Flying Angels by Danielle Steel is a great tribute to RAF. She incorporates history, friendship, romance, and family in a story that is worthy of telling.

Flying Angels, a historical fiction, focuses on six nurses (2 Brits and 4 Americans) who volunteered for the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron in war-torn England during WWII. Although I’m not usually a fan of historical fiction, I am a fan of Danielle Steel’s and always look forward to learning about world history through her writings. This quick-read held my attention as the main characters, from various stations in life, broke "tradition" (marriage and babies) by serving their country in male dominated roles - against their families wishes.

Thank you #NetGalley

✈✈✈ .5 Stars rounded up
In June 1938 - Audrey Parker’s brother William Edward Parking is graduating from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He is following in the footsteps of his father a Captain and his grandfather a three-star Vice Admiral and is seeking a career in the Navy~ the Navy was going to be his life and planes were his passion. He soon attends flight training in Pensacola Florida.

In the meantime, Andrey attended nursing school. Upon graduation her mother gives her trip to Hawaii for as graduation present. She and are best friend Lizzy Hatton go together and visit with Will who is now stationed there. They have a wonderful time plus Will and Lizzy fall in love. Audrey is over the mood with happiness that her best-friend just might soon be her sister-in-law.
However, Audrey’s life changed forever on December 7, 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Yes Will is stationed there and dies when his plane is shot down.

Lizzy, is distraught and feels she needs to do her part. She wants to do something helpful and to use her nursing skills than ‘bed pans’. She decides that she is going to do help American and join the Army She knows her parents will be upset and Audrey will have concerns but she believes it is the best for her.
Audrey’s mother has been very ill and Audrey knows her days were now few. When her mother dies she also joins and Army is with Lizzy. The first half of the book insists of family background information on the six nurses ~ four besides Audrey and Lizzy. There is: Alexandra Whitman White ‘Alex’, Louise Jackson, Prudence Pommery and Emma Jones all are on the path of become transport nurses.
As transport nurses on the first day they did five flights. They deal with a variety of injuries and said they felt like they were part of a well-oiled machine and a member of a highly efficient team.

Aww I believe readers are going to be pleased and surprised with this novel. It is one of Ms. Steel’s best. I am NOT a big WWII fan. It was such a terrible time and the stories are usually so sad.
Yes! This story is sad and emotional! But they were heroes.
There were flight nurses in the US Army Nurse Corps in 1944 called the Winged Angels. Here is a You Tube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh2Jjh6_NQY

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196161/winged-angels-usaaf-flight-nurses-in-wwii/

I love to read ‘The Author’s Notes’ and Acknowledgements. I know we don’t always get them in the uncorrected proof.
True they are time consuming for an author to put together after writing a novel but I love reading the inside info as to what motivated the author to write their stories also the research they had to do!

Want to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Books for this eGalley. This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for an honest professional review.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for November 23, 2022.

After reading some heavy-duty thrillers, I needed something a little lighter. Also, it was a holiday weekend, so I also wanted to just chill. When I’m feeling like this, a Danielle Steel book is my usual go-to and this one didn’t disappoint.

The book starts right before World War 2 starts. A group of young are each introduced separately, all portrayed as very strong women who are nurses or in nursing school. After the war starts, they feel the need to step up and do their part in the wartime effort so they enlist and eventually all end up working together in the elite Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, a sort of Air Ambulance.

The women become each other support and form sisterly bonds, in the absence of their real families. Of course, there are love stories, as well as tragedies. I liked that the characters were a little deeper than most Danielle Steel heroines and the historical fiction background added to the book’s depth as well.

This is the first Danielle Steele book that I have read in decades. Retirement has given me more time to read, and my favorite genres tend to be British, especially British mysteries. However, I thought that Flying Angels was an interesting topic and was looking forward to reading this novel. There wasn't really anything wrong with this book, except for a great deal of repetition. The historical background was well done and was more interesting than the characters, actually. I enjoyed reading this book and appreciate that the publisher's kindness in providing me with this ARC. Thank you, also, to NetGalley. These comments are solely my own opinion.

I have to say I think this is one of my favorite book's Danielle Steel has written to date. I always think I don't know how she is going to top this one and she of course does. This one is very special to me though because it has military in it and my husband is retired military. Very well written and as always Danielle Steel does her research unlike any other author I have seen.

Audrey and Will are brother and sister and have a pretty special bond. Following the death of their father, their mom seems to be deteriorating pretty fast. At first Audrey and Will think it is just a result of their father's death, but she is diagnosed with Parkinson's and continues to deteriorate pretty quickly. Audrey takes care of their mother and dedicates all her time to being with her and making sure she is ok. Will goes off to the military and is in love with the planes he flies. He feels bad for leaving their mother for Audrey to take care of, but he also knows that he was destined to follow in his father's footsteps by joining the military.

Audrey decides that after she graduates high school, she is going to go to nursing school so that she will be better equipped to take care of their mom. The whole time that Audrey is in nursing school, their mom keeps on getting worse. I felt like Will, Audrey and their mom were part of my family or I was a part of theirs. That is how well Danielle Steel does with writing her stories.

Audrey meets a life long friend while she is in nursing. Lizzie wanted to be a doctor, but her father who is a doctor himself, did not want Lizzie to do that. Her parent's wanted her to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a nurse. Audrey invites Lizzie to her home so that they can hang out and study while she keeps an eye on her mom. Lizzie feels more than welcome in their home. When Audrey and Lizzie graduate nursing school, Audrey's mom gives her a trip to see Will in Hawaii and tells her that she can take one friend. Of course Audrey takes Lizzie. The girls enjoy their trip but had no idea what would be in store for them when they return.

Pearl Harbor hits soon after Audrey and Lizzie return from Hawaii. Audrey's life is forever changed by this event. Lizzie is there for her and it effects Lizzie more than it normally would have as well. (I don't want to give away any spoilers because reading the story and letting it unfold is such a wonderful thing with this one.)

I can't really say anymore about this book without giving it all away. It was an excellent read that I could not put down once I started though and I highly recommend it! The writing will suck you in and have you longing to know how everything ends up for these characters.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book. Such a great read!

I have been an avid Danielle Steele fan for years. As usual this book does not disappoint. It is not the typical romance novel that she is known for but instead a beautifully written story about an often overlooked group of people - nurses in WWII.

WW2 took so many young men lives. This is an historical read and danielle steel can write awesome stories of life in the times. I loved this book. I cheered each young nurse when she took charge of her own life and defying the odds of family, friends, and public views. Great vacation read.

Danielle Steel pays tribute to the women who so many don't know about who help fight World War II. From different backgrounds and countries, the 'Flying Angels' are the courageous women who fought for freedom. Inspiring women and a great read. Thank you #NetGalley for the advanced copy #FlyingAngels.

I wanted to like this book. I know many readers love Danielle Steel, but I struggle getting into her books. Thought I would try her again as I like the subject matter of women flying during the war. I just couldn't get past first few chapters. I find the author to be very repetitve. Sorry to all you Steel lovers. Thanks to Netgalley for letting me try her once more.

3.5 stars rounded to 4.

I enjoyed the look into an otherwise unknown slice of WWII service in the function of flight nurses. And, because it is Danielle Steel, you have a pretty good idea of what’s in store with the narrative and plot line.

Having said that, the death of one the main characters felt very anticlimactic after the story starting with her. Also, as other readers have noted, the constant phone calls just don’t ring true to time (pun not intended), and the Irish character of Ed stating that there might be post war benefits for him to look into back home (ie educational grants to go to med school) when it’s important to note that he was a volunteer with the RAF, seeing how Ireland was neutral during WWII. Also, the cover feels a bit whitewashed, given that there is Louise, who is a black nurse.

All in all, you know what you’re going to get when you crack open a Danielle Steel novel and this one is no different.

Danielle Steel has written a WWII historical novel from the fresh perspective of nurses flying rescue missions for wounded soldiers in European battlefields. Audrey, Lizzie, Alex, and Louise are American nurses from very different backgrounds. One is a dutiful daughter. One is black. Two are wealthy. One wants to be a doctor and one has lost a brother to the war. In England they are joined by British nurses Pru and Emma. The descriptions of their rescue missions is captivating. There is danger, success, and loss. I learned a lot about what life was like in England during this time. Steel intersperses some romances amidst the horrors of the war. I’d rate this 4.5 stars because the ending was a bit too abrupt for me but overall I highly recommend it.

I enjoyed reading about the courageous nurses that served during WWII. I liked that the author chose women from different backgrounds to highlight. I found the writing was rather matter of fact and wanted to read more about the women's thoughts. Some of the stories from the diary would have been appreciated. I always enjoy an author's note at the conclusion of a historical novel and was disappointed in not finding one.